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Detecting Transcultural Identity in European Popular Crime Narratives

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• 1. What is DETECt ?
• 2. Who is DETECt ?
• 3. «Why» DETECt ?
• 4. DETECt research
• 5. DETECt teaching
• 6. DETECt dissemination

and impact

• 1. What is DETECt ?

“DETECt investigates the topics of identity and popular culture and aims to examines how from 1989 to the present, the transnational circulation of crime narratives from various European countries has contributed to the emergence of a plural, transcultural European identity”

• 1. What is DETECt ?

Funding scheme

H2020 Research and Innovation action

Call

Understanding Europe: Promoting The European Public an Cultural Space

Coordinator

University of Bologna

Project Leader

• Prof. Monica Dall’Asta

Duration

April 2018- July 2021

Budget

2.500.000 euros

• 2. Who is DETECT ?

Academic partners

University of Aarhus University of Aalborg University of Limoges University of Ioannina University of Debrecen University of Bucharest Link Campus University (Rome) Queen’s University Belfast Freie Universität Berlin KU Leuven

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Stakeholders

Visit Aarhus MISO Film (Copenhagen) TV2 (Copenhagen) German School for Film and Television (Berlin) Bibliothèque des littératures policières (Paris)

Scholars in:

Literary studies Film studies Television studies Sociology Digital Humanities Computer Science

• 3. «Why» DETECT ?

• 3. «Why» DETECT ?

CULT-COOP-04-2017 “Contemporary histories of Europe on artistic and cultural practices”

“The list of artistic and literary expressions that represent Europe for many Europeans

• r non-Europeans is open-ended [and forms]

the backbone of a European cultural identity and cultural heritage. (…) The specific challenge

• f the topic is to critically investigate

the evolving representations of Europe in contemporary artistic and creative expressions in the light of changing societal historical and cultural contexts.

• 3. «Why» DETECT ?

CULT-COOP-04-2017 Expected impact

Research will result in better knowledge

• f cultural Europeanisation in the making

and in new, innovative tools and material for formal and informal education. (…) . It will contribute to enhanced cultural inter-comprehension among Europeans. Research outputs and dissemination means will be adapted to contemporary art and literature consumption patterns in Europe.

Production (WP4)

• How are crime narratives

(co-)produced on a European level?

• How do production

strategies and policies promote transcultural exchanges?

• (How) are these

productions presented as European?

Circulation and Reception (WP6)

• How are European crime

narratives discussed in different countries?

• Are they perceived as

European?

Representation (WP5)

• How is European society

represented in crime narratives?

• - Do these representations

facilitate or obstacle transcultural exchange?

• - Are characters, stories and

places (re)presented as European?

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• 4. DETECt research

• 4. DETECt research

Workshops

• - Investigating European Noir:

Research Experiences and Transcultural Perspectives (Bologna, 2018)

• - Digital Tools and Methods to

Study European Popular Culture (Belfast, 2019)

• - Histories of Europe through

Crime Fiction (Bucharest, 2020)

Publications

• Handbook of European

Crime Narratives

• History of Europe

through Contemporary Crime Narrative

• Journals special issues:

The European Review, Academic Quarter, Cinéma et Cie, Alphaville, etc.

Final Conference

“The Image of Europe in Popular Crime narratives” (Rome, June 2021)

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DEADLINE CFP April 15 2019

+ Sue Turnbull (University of Wollongong)

• Creation of learning materials &
• Delivery of teaching activities on six research areas:
• 1) The Crime Genre: History and Theory
• 2) Representing European History
• 3) The Geography of European Crime Narratives
• 4) Production and distribution strategies
• 5) Diversity
• 6) Promotion and reception
• → University Courses (UNIBO: History of Seriality, Film Theory, Videomaking

workshops)

• → DETECt Learning Community

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• 5. DETECt teaching

• 6. DETECt dissemination

and impact: the portal

❖ Learning Community ❖ Atlas of European

crime narratives

❖ Mobile app ❖ MOOC

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❖ Public conferences with authors

and professionals

❖ Screenings ❖ Exhibition ❖ Screenwriting contest ❖ Wikipedia Edit-a-thons

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Anthony Quinn & Brian McGilloway.

• 6. DETECt dissemination

and impact: events

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www.detect-project.eu www.facebook/com/DETECtH2020 www.twitter.com/DETECtH2020 www.instagram.com/DETECt_H2020

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Q&A